Tool



Dec. 8, 1925.

E. L. PETZING TOOL Filed Feb. '7. 1925 INVENTOR fZ/fier L. Pezji/zf BY M@TTORNEY Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELMELR L. PETZING, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSEIGNOR T6 THE BEAVERFROIDUCTS COMPANY, INC., A CORPGRATIGN OF NEW YGRK.

TOOL.

Application filed, February 7, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER L. PETZING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tools, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful device used to guide and holda panel of wallboard in position while it is being permanently fastenedin place. Heretofore, it has been tedious and diilicult to properlyfasten wall board panels to ceilings and walls, due to their cumbersomesize and in some cases due to their weight. Heretofore, in securing apanel to a ceiling or wall it required the services of two men, that is,one man to hold the panel in position over his head, if applying to aceiling, while the other puts the fasteners in place, such as nails.

This invention is designed to overcome this difliculty and to permit oneman with less effort and Without any assistance to put the panels inplace upon a ceiling or wall irrespective of the size or weight of thepanel.

The nature of the invention will be best understood by reference to myillustrative construction embodying the invention and shown in theaccompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view showing the device in its operable position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device.

The device is composed of a head 1 from which extends a pointedprojection 2 to be driven into a wall studding or joist 3 which holdsthe device in its working position. Diametrically opposite the pointedprojection 2 and extending from the head 1 is a driving head 4 by whichthe tool is driven into its proper position by an ordinary hammer.Extending from head 1 and at substantially right angles to the pointedprojection 2 and the driving head 4 is an arcuate guide or shank 5 ofany suitable length. Diametrically opposite the arcuate guide 5 andextending in the opposite direction from the head 1 is a stop 6 adoptedto properly space the tool from the studding 3. This stop 6 when thetool is driven into the studding abuts against the wallboard panels 7previously secured in place thus spacing the guide 5 from the studdingso that the wallboard panel 8 can be Serial No. 7,693.

guided into place so that it can be subsequently secured in its properposition. Stop 6 has its end rounded in the same general direction asthe arcuate guide 5 so that upon removal of the tool from the studdingit will not mutilate the panel previously secured in position. A cutawayportion 9 in the head 1 adjacent to the arcuate guide 5 serves to gagethe, proper spacing between the studding and the device. This spacing,as shown in Fig. 1, must be considerably more than the thickness of thewallboard panel in order that the panel can be properly slid into placedue to the angle from which is it lifted. Between the arcuate guide 5and the driving head 4 a rib or bracket 10 is located for the purpose ofgiving the device more rigidity.

In its use the device is driven into the center of the studding or joistuntil the stop 6 abuts the previously secured panel 7 indicating thatthe guide 5 is properly spaced. The panel is then stood or held in aposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and indicated at 11. The panelis then lifted and during this operation it will follow the guide 5 andis then held in position shown in full lines in Fig. 1. The panel canthen be fastened in its permanent position and the device removed.

To remove the device it is only necessary to hit the driving head on theside to loosen it and a pull on the guide 5 will withdraw the point ofprojection 2 from the studding. The curved section of the stop 6prevents mutilation of the board during the removal operation.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe invention. The form hereinbefore described be ing merely a preferredembodiment thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A. wall-board tool comprising a head provided with a pointedprojection, a d iv ing head diametrically opposite said projection, anarcuate guide extending from from the head at substantially right anglesto the driving head and a curved stop eX- tending from the headdiametrically opposite the guide.

2. A wall-board tool comprising a head provided with a pointedprojection to be driven into a studding, a driving head diametricallyopposite the pointed projection to receive the force applied to drivethe pointed projection, an arcuate guide located substantially at rightangles to the driving head adapted to guide a wall board panel intoposition and a curved stop diametrically opposite the guide adapted toproperly space the guide from the studding.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a head provided with apointed projection, a driving head diametrically opposite saidprojection, an arcuate guide extending from the head at substantiallyright angles to the driving head, and a reinforcing Web between thedriving head and the arcuate guide.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a head provided with apointed projection, a driving head diametrically opposite saidprojection, and an elongated, arcuate guide provided with a flat sectionadjacent the pointed projection adapted to hold a wallboar-d section innailing position.

5. A device of the class described C0111- prising a head provided with apointed projection, a driving head diametrically opposite saidprojection and along elongated arcuate guide curved outwardly and beyondthe head.

In testimony whereof I a'lfiX my signature.

ELMER L. PETZING.

